Montcada i Reixac

Montcada i Reixac
Municipality
Aerial view of Montcada i Reixac
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 41°29′14″N 2°11′16″E / 41.48722°N 2.18778°E / 41.48722; 2.18778
Country	Spain
Community	Catalonia
Province	Barcelona
Comarca	Vallès Occidental
Government
• Mayor	Laura Campos Ferrer (2015)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	23.5 km2 (9.1 sq mi)
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Population  (2018)[3]
• Total	35,599
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Montcadenc, montcadenca
Website	montcada.cat

Montcada i Reixac (Catalan pronunciation: [muŋˈkaðəj rəˈʃak]), often referred to as simply Montcada, is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated at the confluence of the Ripoll river and the Besós river, and very close to the northernmost neighbourhoods of the city of Barcelona and is therefore a part of the metropolitan area of Barcelona. It had 33,656 inhabitants according to the 2010 census.